Clothes hanger



s. F. BETTER CLOTHES HANGER July 10, 1945.

Filed Feb. 4. 1944 INVENTOR SVFREDEKKZK BETTER ATTORNEY I Patented July 10, 1945 UNITED I PATENT 23 cLomnEs HANGER: massages Better, N w fs- 2 Application February 4, 1944, senai nq. 521.0%

3 Claims. (01. eaten This invention relates to garment hangers.

Broadly, it is an object of my invention to provide a hanger which is bent to the correct curvature of the shoulder and providing ample space for the coat or jacket collar so that it hangs upon the hanger without becoming creased. In fact, creases that form during daily wear straighten out after hanging over night. The hook portion of the hanger is bent so as to provide ample room for several jackets or a jacket and overcoat hanging one over the other, thus saving space in the wardrobe.

A further object of my invention is to provide movable brackets to which linked clamps are attached so that trousers or skirts of different widths can be accommodated.

Another object is to provide a covered bent cross member to improve the appearance of the hanger and to provide for frictional engagement between the hanger and the garment preventing slippage. I

Another object is to provide an improved hanger of simple and inexpensive construction suitable for use at home and while travelling for proper hanging of garments.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a hanger which is automatically self-centering, providing balance and stability.

Another object is to provide a novel clamp to safely and easily grip a skirt or trousers without the danger of damage to the fabric.

Other objects of the invention reside in the specific details of construction and in the application and use of the hanger as will be more fully described hereinafter, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which Fig, 1 is a perspective view of an improved garment hanger, showing the supporting clamps in position for gripping the tops of a pair of trousers.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the hanger shown in Fig. 1 with a coat in proper position on same.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the arcuate shoulder member, partly broken away.

Referring to the drawing, numeral. III represents an arcuate bent member, preferably made of a reed, wood or plastic material and of circular cross section. Member III is curved to accommodate the shoulder of the average coat or jacket and has a certain degree of resiliency to automatically adjust itself to the particular coat or jacket hung upon it.

Member I is preferably covered with a seamless knitted fabric II which is of the length of member III and because of I a slight stretchability in the material it is easily pulled over member III. Whena. coat or. jacket is hung upon this material: a frictional engagement is provided which-prevents the c'oat'or jacket from sliding orbecoming displaced from the hanger.

Extruded metal ends I2 are tightly. fastened over the ends of member I I] and the knitted fabric I I, thus protecting the ends of the hanger against wear and preventing the ends of the knitted fabric from becoming frayed.

Inside each metal end I2, a circular slidable bracket I3 is provided to fit snugly over the knitted fabric I I but not so tightly to prevent its being manually moved in either direction, the lower ends I4 being fastened together either by eyelets (not shown) passed through openings I5, or by welding or other means. A link I6 is passed through opening I5 and one or more links I! may be added to link I6. A wire clamp I8 is bent to provide a small opening I9, legs 20 and gripping ends 2I. The legs 20 diverge towards the opening I9. A wire member 22 bent in the form of an S is adapted to slide upon both legs 20 causing the gripping ends 2| to open or close, depending upon the position of member 22. The outside portion of legs 20 are serratedas shown at 23, so that when an article of clothing, such as trousers 24 is placed between the gripping ends 2| and the 8 member 22 is moved downward upon legs 20, the serrations will hold the 8 member 22 from becoming displaced. If a narrow pair of trousers or a narrow skirt is to be suspended by clamps I8, brackets I3 can easily be moved further towards the center and since the adjustment of brackets I3 is along a curved line, the article so suspended will automatically center its balance so that the folds of the garment will hang properly and naturally.

The center of member I0 is provided with a wire' hanger 25 bent in a circle 26 at its base to firmly and rigidly grip member II]. It is then bent in a horizontal U shape 2! to provide ample space for several collars of coats or jackets hung upon the hanger, a shown in Fig. 2, and is then bent as a circular hook 28 for hanging upon a cross bar 29.

One or more jackets, or a jacket and overcoat can easily be hung upon the hanger with the several collars falling within the horizontal U shape 21 together with one or more trousers, and the garments will all hang with their folds, creases and parts in their natural wearing positions so that the garments will not be drawn out of their proper positions thus preserving their correct shapes. Greases formed during daily wear will again take the proper positions after hanging 1. In a garment hanger of the character described, a one-piece arcuate member, brackets at each end of said arcuate member slidably mounted thereon, an opening at the base of each of said brackets, links passing thro'ugh's'aid openings, a wire clamp having an opening to receive said links of each bracket, said clamp having converging corrugated legs, gripping ends and an S-shaped member slidable upon the legs of each of said clamps for spreading and closing said gripping ends, a bent wire hanger hook having one end firmly attached to the center of said arcuate member, and bent to form a horizontal U-shape to receive garment collars and a circular hook for suspending said garment hanger.

2. In a garment hanger of the character described, a resilient arcuate member, a seamless knitted tightly fitted cover for said arcuate member, brackets at each end of said arcuate member slidably mounted thereon, an extension from each of said brackets, said extensions having a central opening wherein links pass through said openings, a bent WiIe clamp with an opening at one end to receive said links, said clamp having converging corrugated legs terminating in gripping ends, an S-shaped member slidable upon said corrugated legs on each of said clamps for spreading and closing said gripping ends, a bent wire hanger hook having one end, n'gidly attached to the center of said arcuate member and bent to form a horizontal U-shape permitting the collars of garments to lie therein, said wire hanger hook terminating in a circular hook for suspending said garment hanger.

- S. FREDERICK BE'I'I'ER. 

